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Ivory Coast
Abidjan stings Cargill with hefty tax fine

Faced with a tax adjustment of over CFA Francs 100bn, the US group, the largest exporter of Ivorian cocoa beans, is trying to negotiate with the Ivorian authorities through the US Chamber of Commerce in Ivory Coast. [...]

Published on 21/06/2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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American Chamber of Commerce in Côte d'Ivoire
Barry Callebaut
Cargill West Africa
Groupement des negociants ivoiriens
Lionel Soulard
Olam
Patrick Achi
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Michel Arrion, the executive director of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 15 May 2019.

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Cargill loses its cocoa pole position

The American trading giant is now only the third-largest exporter of beans from Ivory Coast.

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Cocoa regulator's credibility on line over 2023-2024 season

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Preparing bags of cocoa beans on an Ivorian farm, October 2023.

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Cocoa: Abidjan faces boycott from trading giants after sales open

Having just opened advance sales for the 2024-2025 harvest, the Conseil Café Cacao is now facing a refusal from the major traders to match the prices set by Abidjan.

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A farmer works with cocoa beans at a farm in Adzope town, southern Ivory Coast, 13 October 2023.

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Abidjan keeps up cocoa pressure on Brussels

As the start of the 2023-2024 cocoa season approaches, the Conseil Café-Cacao is stepping up pressure on the EU by continuing its blockade of forward sales of cocoa beans.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 28.09.2023

Ivory Coast
Ouattara eager to settle tax dispute with Cargill

The Ivorian president is keen for the US trader, which has been accused of failing to pay its taxes, to put its affairs in order. The US ambassador in Abidjan is keeping a close eye on developments.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 21.07.2023

Ivory Coast
Sarkozy's discreet trip to Abidjan to talk Sucden with Ouattara

The ex-French president made a low-key visit to Abidjan on 3 July to discuss Sucden, a French company of which he is a board member, with the Ivorian leader Alassane Ouattara.

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Ivory Coast
Local cocoa firms battle for slice of sustainable beans pie

The Groupement des Négociants Ivoiriens (GNI), which brings together the main national cocoa traders in Ivory Coast, has undertaken to convince the government to introduce a mandatory percentage of certified sustainable beans in the 20% of international contracts reserved for them.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.06.2023

Ivory Coast
Foreign cocoa exporter success fuels local discontent

The major foreign traders were the winners in Ivory Coast's main cocoa bean harvest that has just ended. This has heightened tension between the big players such as Cargill and local exporters, who blame foreign competitors for their supply difficulties.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 20.04.2023

A bag of cocoa beans stamped "Conseil du café-cacao" in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast
Cargill granted extra cocoa beans quota

Despite the Cocoa and Coffee Council's decision in February to limit sales to large traders, the head of the US trading giant's regional office was able to bargain for an additional quota of around 10,000 tonnes of cocoa beans, of which Cargill is the Ivory Coast's largest exporter.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.03.2023

A farm worker with cacoa beans at a farm in Ivory Coast.

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